cut back
1. return in time (Freq. 1)
- the film cut back to an earlier event in the story
• Syn:
flash back
• Derivationally related forms:
flashback (for: flash back)
• Hypernyms:
return
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
2. cut down on;
make a reduction in (Freq. 1)
- reduce your daily fat intake
- The employer wants to cut back health benefits
• Syn:
reduce, cut down, trim, trim down, trim back,
cut, bring down
• Derivationally related forms:
trim (for: trim), cutback, reductive (for: reduce), reduction (for: reduce)
• Hypernyms:
decrease, lessen, minify
• Hyponyms:
shorten, spill, quench, retrench, slash,
thin out, thin, take away, detract, deflate, inflate,
downsize, subtract, shave, knock off
• Verb Group:
cut
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- dress the plants in the garden
• Syn:
snip, clip, crop, trim, lop,
dress, prune
• Derivationally related forms:
pruner (for: prune), pruning (for: prune), lopper (for: lop), trim (for: trim), trimmer (for: trim), trimming (for: trim), crop (for: crop), clip (for: clip), clipper (for: clip), clipping (for: clip), snip (for: snip)
• Hypernyms:
thin out
• Hyponyms:
shear, poll, pollard, top, pinch, disbud
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- They cut back the trees
4. place restrictions on
- curtail drinking in school
• Syn:
restrict, curtail, curb
• Derivationally related forms:
curb (for: curb), restrictive (for: restrict), restriction (for: restrict)
• Hypernyms:
limit, circumscribe, confine
• Hyponyms:
abridge, immobilize, immobilise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
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